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  • EFI seeks a Communication Expert, Junior Forest Governance Expert and Forest Governance & Timber Legality Assurance Expert

    by FLEGT.org Info, 02 September 2020
    To reinforce its FLEGT team in Asia, the European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking three experts.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 19 June 2020
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period February to May 2020.
  • Evidence of VPA impacts: findings from Cameroon, Ghana and Indonesia

    by FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, 10 March 2020
    A study conducted in Cameroon, Ghana and Indonesia, three countries at different stages of implementation of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), signed within the framework of the EU’s Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, showed that the VPA process contributed to significant improvements in various dimensions assessed.
  • Recognising Indonesian V-legal documents in China: Exploring the options

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 03 March 2020
    Under its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union, Indonesia issues export licences attesting to the legality of its timber shipments to non-EU markets. These “V-Legal Documents” build on the same procedures followed in issuing Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licences to the EU market. China does not however currently recognise V-Legal Documents as proof of legality for timber and timber products that it imports from Indonesia.
  • Indonesia and the EU release 2018 annual report on VPA progress

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 16 December 2019
    Indonesia and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement from January to December 2018.
  • Three years of FLEGT licensing: EU and Indonesia take stock of forest governance progress

    by FLEGT.org Info, 03 December 2019
    The EU and Indonesia embarked on an ambitious journey to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber over a decade ago. This month, the two parties celebrated the third anniversary of a key result in that work, the launch of the world’s first ‘FLEGT’ licensing scheme, guaranteeing the legality of timber products exported from Indonesia to the EU.
  • Briefing note presents lessons learnt from the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing system in Indonesia

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 28 November 2019
    The EU FLEGT Facility has issued a briefing note that draws lessons from three years of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing in Indonesia.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 27 September 2019
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period July to August 2019.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 08 August 2019
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period May to June 2019.
  • Responsible trade in tropical timber: exporting and importing countries explain the actions they are taking

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 21 June 2019
    Representatives from tropical timber exporting and importing countries discussed responsible trade in timber at a session during the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Incheon, Korea on 19 June 2019.
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